Question

Tony made 2 fruit pies. After his family ate some of each pie, 13 of one pie remained and 56 of the other pie remained. About how much pie is remaining?

Answer 1

Answer:

There remains 7/6 of pie.

Step-by-step explanation:

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The remaining parts are 1/3 of one pie and 5/6 of the other pie.

To find how much pie is remaining, we just need to sum those fractions.

$\frac{1}{3}+\frac{5}{6}=\frac{6+15}{18} =\frac{21}{18} =\frac{7}{6}$

Therefore, there remains 7/6 of pie. They ate just 1/6.